--- halt.old	2009-10-01 05:03:02 +0500
+++ halt	2009-10-07 12:54:35 +0500
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 
 unset action
 
+[ -f /etc/sysconfig/halt ] && . /etc/sysconfig/halt
+[ -n "$HALTCMD" ] || HALTCMD=/sbin/poweroff
+
 action_begin_msg()
 {
 	[ -z "$*" ] || printf '%s ' "$*"
@@ -83,8 +86,12 @@
 
 # See how we were called.
 case "$0" in
-	*halt|*poweroff)
+	*halt)
 		message='The system is halted'
+		command=$HALTCMD
+		;;
+	*poweroff)
+		message='The system is halted; trying to turn off the power'
 		command=/sbin/poweroff
 		;;
 	*reboot)
@@ -175,14 +182,14 @@
 if [ -x "$UPSCTL" -a -f /etc/apcupsd/powerfail ]; then
 	action 'Attempting to turn the UPS off:' "$UPSCTL" killpower
 	message='The system is halted'
-	command=/sbin/poweroff
+	command=$HALTCMD
 fi
 
 UPSCTL=/sbin/upsdrvctl
 if [ -x "$UPSCTL" -a -f /etc/killpower ]; then
 	action 'Attempting to turn the UPS off:' "$UPSCTL" shutdown
 	message='The system is halted'
-	command=/sbin/poweroff
+	command=$HALTCMD
 fi
 
 if [ "$command" = /sbin/poweroff ]; then